{"id":62504,"date":"2025-01-15T17:18:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T15:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=62504"},"modified":"2025-01-15T17:18:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T15:18:22","slug":"grey-colleges-henru-de-wet-the-mainstay-in-victory-over-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=62504","title":{"rendered":"Grey College’s Henru de Wet the mainstay in victory over Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Grey College on Facebook<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Henru de Wet<\/strong> was the fly in the ointment with both bat and ball, leading Grey College<\/strong> to a significant 57-run victory over Namibia’s u19<\/strong> side on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Relive all the action on SuperSport Schools<\/strong> – (www.supersportschools.com)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Playing a 50-over match while the rest of the teams played T20 matches on the last day of the annual Grey Festival<\/strong> in Bloemfontein, the home side elected to bat first.<\/p>\n

The South African Schools’ opening batsman, Christian Kind<\/strong> (15), got off to a flying start but didn’t last long and had to depart soon after.<\/p>\n

His fellow opener Pieter Smit (20) steadied the ship, batting with De Wet, and the pair put together an important 73-run partnership.<\/p>\n

De Wet looked especially settled throughout the middle overs, playing maturely. He faced 92 balls and accumulated 61 runs, which included five fours and a six. All-rounders Daniel Hattingh<\/strong> (32) and Aiden Dodd<\/strong> (30) each made useful contributions to guide the home side to a solid 253\/7 in their 50 overs.<\/p>\n

Namibia’s Waldo Smith<\/strong> (2\/36) and Dan Brassel<\/strong> (2\/45) were the pick of the visitor’s bowlers. Brassel continued his good outing by becoming his side’s top scorer for the day. His 41 runs, alongside Tiaan van der Merwe<\/strong>‘s 38, had Namibia cruising for a brief while. De Wet (3\/25), however, made a mess of the Namibian reply, striking with three quick wickets.<\/p>\n

Opening bowler and left-arm quick, Sicelo Matayi<\/strong>, bowled well and was rewarded with a return of 3\/21. Matayi’s form surely has the Grey College coaches smiling ahead of the Schools SA20<\/strong> playoffs in Potchefstroom on the weekend.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the Namibians crossed paths with Bloemfontein’s other cricketing powerhouse, St Andrew’s School<\/strong>, in a T20 match, only to fall short there as well. Saints<\/strong><\/em>‘ Leon Athanasiou<\/strong> (28) and FG Botha<\/strong> (25), both in delightful form, sharpened their shorter format skills ahead of the trip to Potchefstroom.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Hickley<\/strong> (2\/20) also found some rhythm, while Heindr\u00e9 Serfontein<\/strong> (2\/11) and Nikhil Sukraj<\/strong> (3\/20) looked dangerous, bowling four overs each and snapping up a combined 5\/31 to help Saints snatch a narrow, but deserved, seven-run victory, which served as good preparation ahead of another showdown with Grey College in Potchefstroom.<\/p>\n

Summarised scorecards\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grey College 253\/7<\/strong> (Henru de Wet 61, Extras 37, Daniel Hattingh 32, Aiden Dodd 30, Edrich Hanekom 23, Pieter Smit 20; Waldo Smith 2\/36, Dan Brassel 2\/45, Henry Grant 2\/46); Namibia u19 196\/9<\/strong> (Dan Brassel 41, Tiaan van der Merwe 38, Junior Taaynda 31; Henru de Wet 3\/25, Sicelo Matayi 3\/21). Grey College won by 57 runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

St Andrew’s School 124\/9<\/strong> (Leon Athanasiou 28, FG Botha 25, Reuben van Aarde 21; Henry Grant 2\/24, Rowan van Vuuren 2\/18); Namibia u19<\/strong> 117\/7<\/strong> (Janko Engelbrecht 32, Adriaan Coetzee 24; Nikhil Sukraj 3\/20, Heindr\u00e9 Serfontein 2\/11, Jonathan Hickley 2\/20). St Andrew’s School won by seven runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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